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[via Scott Hanselman ] Scott just wrote a nice list couple days ago, of all API source code list of the modern internet services like Flickr, Twitter, Digg, etc. I'll just write down here for later references. too busy playing Windows HPC Server 2008...

[via http://www.mssqlonline.com/?p=14 ] when you want to force a detach of sqlexpress mdf file, while there are still other processes currently using it (or normally when there were still connections remain in the connection pool), you can use the following...

just started toying Windows 2008 Server Core installation, and found no place to go when I just got a cmd.exe at start (been too comforted in a GUI environment!!!). actually there is a good start guide at TechNet site that covered most of the commands...